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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minster Dr. Virendra Kumar to inaugurate a distribution camp under RashtriyaVayoshriYojana for providing Daily Living Aids and Assistive Devicesto Senior citizens in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Daily Living Aids and Assistive Devices of different categories valued Rs. 37.59 crore will be distributed in the District of Ahmednagar
Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minster Dr. Virendra Kumar will inaugurate a Camp for distribution of daily living aids and assistive devices to Senior citizens under ‘RashtriyaVayoshriYojana’  of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.The camp will be organized by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in association with ALIMCO and District Administration, Ahmednagar at 11 AM on 28.02.2022 in Nisha Lawn, Kedgaon, Nagar-Pune Road, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Shri RamdasAthwale, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. SujayVikhePatil, Member of Parliament , Ahmednagar alongwith other local representatives and senior officials from the district will also be present during the function
Total 37401 number of senior citizen beneficiaries were identified during the assessment camps organized by ALIMCO in the month of October and November last year wherein 320833 number of Daily living aids and assistive devices of different categories valued Rs. 37.59 crore will be distributed in the District of Ahmednagar at Block/Panchayat levels by following the SOP prepared by the Department in view of COVID-19 Pandemic.
In the inauguration camp, which is going to be held on 28th February at Nasha Lawn, Kedgaon, 4800 Daily Living aids and assistive devices like Wheelchairs, Walking Sticks, Spectacles, Dentures, Hearing Aids, Walking Stick with Seat, Walkar Foldable, Tetrapod, Tripod, Wheel Chair With Commode, Spinal Support etc. will be distributed among as much as 895 senior citizen beneficiaries. The follow up distribution camps at other locations of Ahmednagar District will be conducted subsequently.
Prime Minister's Office
PM wishes Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has wished Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday.
“Birthday greetings to our beloved Atal Ji. His phenomenal as well as visionary leadership made India more developed and further raised our prestige at the world stage. I pray for his good health”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
5,60,695 Houses Sanctioned Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in The 43nd CSMC
Cumulative No of Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY Now 79,03,674 Lakh
Uttar Pradesh Gets 1,79,215 Houses,Andhra Pradesh– 1,10,618, Maharashtra-1,01,220, Karnataka – 48,729, Madhya Pradesh – 26,587 Gujarat – 25,861, Manipur – 13,715, Tamil Nadu – 12,174, Bihar – 10,084
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 5,60,695 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana . The approval was given in the 43rdmeeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held here today.The cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY now is 79,04,674.
The number of houses sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh is 1,79,215, Andhra Pradesh1,10,618, Maharashtra1,01,220 while Karnataka has been sanctioned 48,729 houses. The houses sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh is 26,587 houses and Gujarat 25,861. The number of houses for Manipur is 13,715 while Tamil Nadu has been sanctioned 12,174houses. Bihar has been sanctioned 10,084 houses while the houses sanctioned for Odisha is 7,472. The number of houses sanctioned for Chattisgarh is 7,067 while the sanction for Kerala is 4,194 houses. Haryana has been sanctioned 4,019 houses, Rajasthan 3,601, Jharkhand 2,165and Assam 1,419. The number of houses for Meghalaya is 1,397 while the houses sanctioned for Puducherry is 1,158.
A total of 1,243 projects with a project cost of Rs 33,873 crore with central assistance of Rs 8,404 crore has been approved in the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Special Service and Features
Applications invited for National MSME Awards for the year 2022
Kochi, April 05, 2022
Ministry of MSME is conferring National Level awards to the outstanding MSMEs in the country. Accordingly, the Office of the Development Commissioner , Ministry of MSME has invited online applications for National MSME Awards for the year 2022. The applications can be submitted through the online link .The last date for submitting online application is 20 .04 .2022.
Top entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and service sectors, women, SC / ST and differently abled are invited to apply for the special category. The winners of the various categories will receive a first prize of Rs. 3 lakhs, a second prize of Rs. 2 lakhs, a third prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a trophy and certificate. An enterprise can apply in more than one category.
In addition to this the winners will get the following special benefits:
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Contact MSME - DI, Thrissur Office for more details. Mrs. Athira Sadhu, Asst. Director , Shri. Jethuram Mob: 9645623491, Shri. Ma
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari says conversion of knowledge into wealth is the future
Union minister for Road transport and highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that conversion of knowledge into wealth is future,Launching knowledge App and platform CUNSULT he emphasized on, innovation,entrepreneurship ,science technology,research andskill for knowledgetransformation .He said knowledge is changing the world and cooperation, coordination and communication is very important in administrationand business organisations.The Minister also stressed upon the importance of human relationships and said that no one is perfect and one should take advise consult and learn from experience of others.
CUNSULT app is the first such global facility by which people who need information, advice, counsel, guidance can contact and call up experts in multiple sectors on-the-go. Each expert also gets a unique, exclusive page reflecting their contributions by way of articles and video-blogs – this serves as their intellectual legacy and helps to promote interest in them. CUNSULT uses the framework of context and convergence to instantly connect knowledge seekers and knowledge givers
CEO NitiAyog Shri Amitabh Kant, Secretary I&B Shri Apurva Chandra,and Former Secretary Shri Raghav Chandra were also present on the occasion.
Ministry of Defence
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command visits Headquarter Air Force Component in Port Blair
Key Highlights:
- CINCAN reviews operational preparedness
- Emphasises on Tri-Services joint training
- Stresses on strengthening Air Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Awards commendations to some air warriors for extraordinary dedication
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command  Lt Gen Ajai Singh visited the Headquarter Air Force Component in Port Blair to review the operational preparednesson July 27, 2021. He was received by Air Force Component CommanderAir Commodore S Sridhar. The CINCAN was briefed about the layout of Headquarter Air Force Component and the infrastructure development plan.
The CINCAN interacted with the air warriors and shared his vision on joint use of assets of the three services. He underscored the importance of Tri-services joint training and emphasised on the need to keep abreast with the emerging technologies to have an edge over the adversaries. He stressed that professional knowledge and hard work are the key to success.
Lt Gen Ajai Singh also visited Air Force Station Porthrapur and 153 Squadron known as the ‘Island Sentinels’. During his interaction with the Indian Air Force personnel, he emphasised on strengthening the Air Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands whichhas gained strategic importance due to the changing geo-political situation in the Indian Ocean Region. He also awarded on-the-spot commendations to some air warriors for their extraordinary dedication and devotion to duty.
The CINCAN also visited the newly-built residential area for the Air Force personnel at Vayu Vihar, Brookshabad where he was briefed on the various welfare facilities developed at the residential area. He appreciated the efforts put in by the Air Force Component in effective air surveillance despite various challenges in the remote islands.
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President's Secretariat
President of India to visit West Bengal, Mizoram and Nagaland from November 28 to December 1, 2017
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit West Bengal, Mizoram and Nagaland from November 28 to December 1, 2017. This is his first visit to these states as the President of India.
On November 28, 2017, the President will attend a Civic Reception hosted in his honour at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. On the same day, he will address a ‘Vigyan Chintan - Scientific Ecosystem in Kolkata’ event at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
On November 29, 2017, the President will visit the birthplace of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore at Jorasanko and Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata. He will also address the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of the Bose Institute in Kolkata and visit the Ramakrishna Mission and Math at Belur.
On the same day, at the Raj Bhavan, Aizawl, Mizoram, the President will inaugurate housing complexes for economically weaker sections under the ‘Basic Services to Urban Poor Scheme’. On November 30, 2017, the President will address a special session of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly.
On the same day, he will meet and interact with various prominent citizens and NGOs in Kohima, Nagaland. On December 1, 2017, the President will inaugurate the Hornbill Festival and State Formation Day celebrations of Nagaland in Kisama, before returning to Delhi.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Training of 1st Batch of National Trainers for Census of India 2021 commences
30 lakh Enumerators and their Supervisors to be finally trained to do house to house enumeration during Census 2021
The first batch of the trainings of National Trainers for Census of India 2021 commenced today at National Statistical System Training Academy , Greater Noida, with Additional RGI, Shri Sanjay inaugurating the interactive training session. This training would take place from 14th October 2019 to 25th October 2019. Registrar general and Census Commissioner of India, Shri Vivek Joshi would address and interact with the participants during the training.
Census of India is the primary source of data collection from every section of the society and continuing this decennial activity, the 16th Indian Census is to be taken in 2021. Training is a very important aspect of conducting Census successfully by ensuring seamless execution of Census 2021 in the field.
At the apex level there will be 100 National Trainers. The training of National trainers is scheduled from 3rd to 5th week of October, 2019. The venues for the trainings are NSSTA, Gr. Noida and ISTM, Delhi. The National trainers are being trained on both Census and Trainer Development Skills  to further impart training to the next level, that is, Master Trainers.
About 1800 Master Trainers will be deployed for Census 2021 who will impart training to the field trainers. The training of these master trainers will be held in 20 ATIs across India in the month of Nov-Dec, 2019, who will then train the field trainers.
About 44,000 Field Trainers would be trained to provide training to the field functionaries, i.e., the Enumerators and the Supervisors. The training of these FTs will be held at the district level in the Months of Jan-Feb, 2020. They will also further train about 30 lakh Enumerators and their Supervisors in March-June, 2020 at the sub-district level. These Enumerators and Supervisors will do house to house enumeration at designated places.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Anurag Thakur chairs the meeting of the High-Level Committee to review the preparation/participation of the Indian team for Tokyo Olympics 2020
The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Anurag Thakur chaired the 7th meeting of the High-Level Committee in New Delhi today to review the preparation/participation of the Indian team for Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Nishith Pramanik attended the meeting. Secretary Sports, Sh Ravi Mittal; DG SAI, Sh Sandip Pradhan ; Sh Narinder Batra, President of Indian Olympic Association and senior officers of Deptt of Sports were among those present at the meeting.
Various aspects including world class training and facilities for the selected players for Tokyo Olympics were discussed in this meeting.
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur also discussed with the officers about the progress of #Cheer4India campaign and the preparations for the interaction of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with Tokyo Olympic bound athletes on 13th July at 5.00pm to motivate them ahead of their participation in the forthcoming Games. The interaction will be telecast live on Doordarshan and on various government social media platforms.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Protection of ecologically sensitive areas of North-East
The Government has taken various steps for ecologically sensitive areas of the North-East through schemes such as National Afforestation Programme, National Mission for Green India, Compensatory Afforestation, Project Tiger Scheme, Project Elephant, Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme , Development of Wildlife Habitat Scheme, Sub-Mission Agro-Forestry Scheme, National Bamboo Mission, etc.
The funds released for the various environment friendly development programmes/ schemes during the last 5 financial years from 2016-17 to 2020-21 is as below:

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Sl.No.
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Schemes
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Funds released
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1
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Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority 
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1084.88
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2
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National Afforestation Programme
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110.83
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3
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National Mission for Green India
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180.95
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4
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Renewable Energy
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2021.33
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5
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Agriculture and allied activities including livelihood
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744.66
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6
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Eco Tourism Project
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47.01
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7
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Sub-Mission Agro Forestry Scheme
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11.62
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8
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Restructured Bamboo Mission 
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-
-
The schemes mentioned at  above, and others such as the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  include the developmental activities of the tribal and other marginalised groups in the North-East.
Under the PMVDY programme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for marketing of minor forest produce  through minimum support price  and development of value chain for MFP, a total of 302 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra Clusters  have been sanctioned in three phases and a total number of 38126 beneficiaries have been covered under 128 VDVKCs in Phase 1.
Under the PMKVY scheme under Skill India Mission, skill development training is imparted, interalia, to youth belonging to tribal and marginalised categories in NER. Since its inception in 2015, 11.27 lakh candidates including around 4.46 lakh candidates belonging to the backward communities have been trained in NE Region till 31st December, 2021.
This information was given by Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department of Fisheries is promoting Artificial Reef  under PMMSY for rejuvenating coastal fisheries
DoF has sanctioned 732 artificial reef units for 10 coastal states with a total investment of Rs 126 crore
To promote sustainable practices, Department of Fisheries has sanctioned 732 artificial reef units for 10 coastal states with a total investment of Rs 126 crore as a sub-activity under “Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Villages” of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana . The projects are being implemented with the technical support of Fishery Survey of India  and ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute . All the states have completed their site selection process while states of Kerala and Maharashtra have completed the tendering process for execution of work. Thus all projects are expected to be completed by January 2024.
As one of the impactful strategies, installation of artificial reefs in coastal waters and undertaking sea ranching programs across in all coastal states is expected to rejuvenate of coastal fisheries and re-build fish stocks.
Artificial reefs are engineering technology interventions used to rehabilitate and/or improve natural habitats, increase productivity and manage aquatic resources including habitat enhancement . Installation of artificial reefs is advantageous in many forms as below:
- Similar to natural reefs, ARs used for aggregating fish and provide a home for fish to live and grow, reduce wave damage on coasts, helps regeneration of marine ecosystem and act as a carbon sink. As per CMFRI, two to three-fold increase in catch rates and efficiency can be realized Thus saving fuel and energy costs leading to increased income.
- Providea firm substrate for marine life such as corals, algae and plankton to attach to and grow They provide favorable conditions for sea ranching and serve as spawning and nursery grounds for fish.
- Enhance recreational fisheries, snorkeling, eco-tourism, creating suitable areas for diving and reducing conflicts.
- Artificial reef structures restrict bottom trawling in the near shore areas thus helping the marine environment to regenerate and small-scale fishers get higher catch
- One artificial reef of 300m3 is expected to support 25-30 non-mechanized boats .
PMMSY was launched in May 2020 with the highest ever investment of Rs. 20,050 crore to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries sector. Over the years, increased fishing activities has reduced per capita yield from coastal fisheries, to led to heavy fishing pressure, loss of fishing grounds due to bottom trawling, coastal development etc. This has also resulted in reduced income and forcing the fishers to go to deeper waters.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
DARPG’s Tryst with Preservation of Important Administrative Reports having high Archival Value
In commemoration of Swachhata Campaign 2.0, DARPG has endeavored to preserve some of its important reports pertaining to colonial era placed in its library dealing with Public Administration, reorganization of the Secretariat, organization & staffing of government offices, remedial measures undertaken to cover-up for loss of personnel through partition and the retirement of European officers and several such subjects with which every new born nation has to deal with.
Some of these reports date back to 1908, 1919, 1927 and right up to the partition of the country. During his round to the DARPG on 2nd October 2022, to oversee the Swachhata Campaign 2.0, the Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel Shri Jitendra Singhji underlined on the importance of preserving such precious and high value records for the posterity as they contain valuable information about the administration and governance. The minister also emphasized on framing of few important records with high archival value in order to preserve the legacy that is embedded in such vital records of historical importance.
Hon’ble Minister during his round to the DARPG on the occasion of the Swachchata Campaign 2.0
During the Special Campaign, the department has started a special activity to preserve these important records with the support of National Archives of India . Simultaneously, the work of Framing of few important reports is also underway.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
CCTV on National Highways
GSR notification 575 dated 11th August, 2021 provides for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety which mandates that State Governments shall ensure installation of electronic enforcement devices at high risk and high-density corridors on National Highways. These electronic enforcement devices include speed cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras, dashboard cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition , weigh in machines  and any such other technology specified by the State Government.
The Government of India enacted the Motor Vehicles  Act, 2019 with a special focus on road safety, incorporating aspects such as stringent penalties for traffic violations, electronic enforcement, etc. Section 136A of the Amendment Act provides for “electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety” by the State Governments on National Highways, State Highways, roads or in any urban city within a State and preparation of rules for the same by the Central Government.
Further, the latest road and bridge specifications of this Ministry provide for installation of Advanced Traffic Management System  on national highways which is followed in latest construction agreements. It also has the provision of CCTVs and speed cameras. This ATMS can detect speed violations & lane discipline on these NHs.
The Provision of Advanced Traffic Management System  has been included in the Technical Schedules of the latest tenders of majority of 4/6 laning projects of NHAI. Further, the functional ATMS system is available on the following stretches:
 Eastern Peripheral Expressway, 
 Delhi Meerut Expressway 
Trans Haryana project 
 NH sections already awarded under TOT.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Brahmaputra Mail becomes the first passenger carrying train on Electric Traction up to Kamakhya station of Guwahati in N.F.Railway
With the completion of Railway Electrification works and commissioning of the section up to Kamakhya, trains will come directly up to Kamakhya without change of traction
Marking an important step towards green transportation, the first passenger train to run entirely on electric traction arrived at Kamakhya station today. The train No. 05956 Delhi – Kamakhya  Mail Special leaving from national capital city reached Kamakhya station of Guwahati today at 13-30 hours covering more than 2000 Kms on electric traction. Similarly, in return direction, the train No. 05955 Kamakhya – Delhi  Mail Special left for Delhi from Kamakhya station at 14-30 hours today through electric traction. The train became the first Mail/Express train to run on electric traction up to Kamakhya station of Guwahati after successful operation of a parcel train on electric traction just a day before. Thus, the N. F. Railway begins a new era.
Earlier on 21st October, 2021, the Northeast Frontier Railway ran its first parcel train on electric traction up to Kamakhya station and achieved a historical moment for N. F. Railway and North-eastern region.
After successful of completion of Railway Electrification works up to Kamakhya station and authorization granted by CRS/N. F. Circle after inspection from 7th to 9th October, the section from New Coochbehar to Kamakhya was opened for operation of Electric Traction. With this, total 760 Route KM/1701 Track KM has been electrified on N. F. Railway.
Up till now, the trains with electric locomotives were coming from Katihar and Malda up to New Coochbehar, where electric loco was being detached from train and diesel locomotive was being attached for its onward journey. Now with the completion of Railway Electrification works and commissioning of the section up to Kamakhya, these trains will come directly up to Kamakhya without change of traction. As such, there will be direct connectivity from New Delhi to Kamakhya on Electric Traction without change of locomotive enroute.
At this point, it is worthwhile to note the numerous inherent benefits of electric traction i.e. higher speed potential enabling faster trains, saving of time and energy, increase energy efficiency with higher power to weight ratio, regenerative breaking, higher hauling capacity with high horse power locomotives, improve reliability and line capacity, pollution free mode of transportation, cost effective due to lesser maintenance and operating cost etc.